Anu Haasan (born Anuradha Chandrahasan) is an Indian actress and TV anchor. She made her film debut in the critically acclaimed Indira (1995) and has since appeared in many Tamil films, playing minor roles. She hosted the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu on the Tamil channel Vijay for three seasons.
Anu Haasan | |
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| Born | Anuradha Chandrahasan Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | BITS Pilani |
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| Father | Chandrahasan |
| Relatives | See Haasan family |
Early life
editAnu did her schooling at St.Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls Higher Secondary School, Trichy and RSK Higher Secondary School and earned a MSc degree in Physics and Management from BITS Pilani (1988–1993).[1][2]
Career
editBy 2000, she ventured into television,[3] acting first in the series Anbulla Snehgidhiye, which was adapted from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's award-winning novel Sister of My Heart.[1] She then starred in a number of TV series like Avan Aval Avargal, Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu and Vivahita (Malayalam), following which she turned anchor for the celebrity talk show Koffee with Anu (named after herself), aired on STAR Vijay. The show, which she hosted for over four years, soon became very popular and made her ultimately a household name in Tamil Nadu.[2]
In 2014 she joined the Ask How India social movement and made a series of videos pertaining to social issues.[4]
In addition, Anu has worked as a dubbing artiste, lending her voice for many non-Tamil-speaking actresses, including Raveena Tandon, Preity Zinta and Geetu Mohandas.[5]
She writes a monthly column for Just for Women (India) magazine.
Author
editBooks
edit- Sunny Side Up (2015) – Self Help English Book.[6]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Indira | Indira | Tamil | |
| 2001 | Aalavandhan/Abhay | Vijay and Nandu's mother | Tamil/Hindi | Guest appearance, Bilingual film |
| 2002 | Run | Siva's sister | Tamil | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2003 | Nala Damayanthi | Ammulu | Tamil | |
| Anjaneya | Paramaguru's sister | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Akku | Anu | Tamil | |
| Santhosh Subramaniam | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| Dhaam Dhoom | Sarasu | Tamil | ||
| 2009 | Sarvam | Geetha Eashwar | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Aadhavan | Anu | Tamil | ||
| Evaraina Epudaina | Venkat's sister-in-law | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Maanja Velu | Mrs. Bose | Tamil | |
| Irandu Mugam | Sarveswaran's wife | Tamil | ||
| Thottupaar | Tamil | |||
| 2011 | Ko | Herself | Tamil | Cameo appearance |
| Red Building Where The Sun Sets | English | |||
| 2012 | Endukante... Premanta! | Revathi | Telugu | |
| Dead Point | Anwar's mother | Arabic | ||
| Ullam | Tamil | |||
| 2013 | Kunthapura | Gowri Iyer | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | 1: Nenokkadine | Kalyani | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Valla Desam | Anu | Tamil | |
| Is This Now | Ms. Murray | English | ||
| 2018 | Keni | Suganthi | Tamil | |
| Chi La Sow | Arjun's mother | Telugu | ||
| 2019 | Vaakku | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Saras | Tamil | Amazon Prime film; Segment Coffee, Anyone? |
| 2023 | Ustaad | Gayathri | Telugu | |
| Bubblegum | Ramya | Telugu |
Television
edit| Title | Genre | Role | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anbulla Snegithiyae | TV series | Tamil | |
| Boom Boom Shakalaka | TV series | Tamil | |
| Ammaavukku Rendula Raagu | TV series | Tamil | |
| Vivahita | TV series | Malayalam | |
| Koffee with Anu | Talk show | Host | Tamil |
| Rekha IPS | TV series | Rekha | Tamil |
| Tharkappu Kalai Theeratha | TV series | Appa | Tamil |
| Anu Alavum Bayam Illai | Reality show | Host | Tamil |
| En Samayal Araiyil | Reality show | Host | Tamil |
| Kannadi | Reality show | Host | Tamil |
| Golmaal Gouramma | TV series | Kannada | |
| Hollyoaks | Soap opera | Kameela | English |
| Cucumber | Drama | Shoona Merchandani | English |
| My Jihad – Episodes 3 and 4 | Drama | Noor | English |
| Ackley Bridge | Soap opera | English | |
| EastEnders | Soap opera | Fatima Inzamam | English |
| Emmerdale | Soap opera | English | |
| Vaanga Pesalam | Talk show | Host | Tamil |
| Bigg Boss 4 | Reality show | Special guest | Tamil |
Dubbing artist
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sandpaper – The BITSAA Magazine". Sandpaper.bitsaa.org. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Metro Plus Madurai / Profiles : Spreading fragrance everywhere". The Hindu. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Interview with Anu Hasan : Goergo". Goergo.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ Video Series for Ask How India
- ^ [1] Archived 7 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SouthWord".
External links
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